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Ahmed Sékou Touré

1922 - 1984

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Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ; 9 January 1922 – 26 March 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first president of Guinea from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary Guinean nationalists involved in gaining independence of the country from France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmed Sékou Touré has received more than 686,850 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Ahmed Sékou Touré is the 2,320th most popular politician (up from 3,038th in 2019), the most popular biography from Guinea (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Guinean Politician.

Ahmed Sékou Touré was the president of Guinea from 1958 to 1984. He was most famous for his socialist policies and for leading Guinea to independence from France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 2,320 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Heinrich Lübke, Émile Loubet, Vitiges, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, and Maurice Quentin de La Tour. After him are Giovanna of Italy, Jehoahaz of Judah, Phalaris, Henry the Young King, Gustav Bauer, and Jules Grévy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 38. Before him are Alain Robbe-Grillet, Telly Savalas, Otto Carius, Hans Georg Dehmelt, Iannis Xenakis, and Nándor Hidegkuti. After him are Nikolay Basov, Doris Day, Jacques Piccard, Agostinho Neto, Nils Liedholm, and Julius Nyerere. Among people deceased in 1984, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 22. Before him are Stanislaw Ulam, Martin Ryle, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Karl Wolff, Irwin Shaw, and Sam Peckinpah. After him are Anna Anderson, Truman Capote, Oleg Antonov, Pyotr Kapitsa, Marvin Gaye, and Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 1 out of 49. After him are Alpha Condé (1938), Sundiata Keita (1190), Lansana Conté (1934), Robert Sarah (1945), Samori Ture (1830), Mory Kanté (1950), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Solomana Kante (1922), and Djibril Tamsir Niane (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guinea

Among politicians born in Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 1. After him are Alpha Condé (1938), Sundiata Keita (1190), Lansana Conté (1934), Samori Ture (1830), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Mamady Doumbouya (1980), Cellou Dalein Diallo (1952), Jean-Marie Doré (1938), and Kabiné Komara (1950).

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